JC Breakfast Optimist Club members received information Wednesday about the Exceptional Family Member Program at Fort Riley. Spokesperson Laurie McCauley said that the program is designed to assist active duty and full-time National Guard service members under Title 10, U.S. Code, with family members with special needs through selective assignment and reassignment.
Any family member listed on the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System is eligible for assistance if there is a condition which limits that person's ability to function daily and / or requires ongoing counseling, training, education, therapy, treatment or care that requires a specialist even once a year.
One of the upcoming events sponsored by EFMP will be the annual Special Needs Rodeo where children will be Cowboying It Up on July 16 from 10 a.m. until noon at the Junction City Rodeo Arena, 1107 Spring Valley Road. Children will ride a lead horse, learn to rope, experience a rocking bull ride and enjoy other activities.
The JC Breakfast Optimist Club provides t-shirts for each of the children who attend and participate.